Immigrant Students

Feds: Alabama Immigration Law Will Have 'Continuing And Lasting' Consequences

Posted 05.07.2012

The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a stark warning against Alabama's controversial immigration law, which feds say has caused "increased hostil...

Foster Care, Uncertain Futures Loom For Thousands Of Immigrant Children

| Marjorie Valbrun | Posted 03.26.2012

This piece comes to us courtesy of America's Wire. WASHINGTON -- More than 5,000 children of immigrants are languishing in state foster care nation...

Feds Investigating Alabama School Enrollment In Light Of Immigration Law

Posted 01.02.2012

The U.S. Department of Justice is further pressuring Alabama schools to abide by federal mandates that states cannot deny children equal access to pub...

Alabama's Hispanic Students Back To School Despite Immigration Crackdown

AP | By JAY REEVES | Posted 10.16.2011

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Educators say Alabama's tough new crackdown on illegal immigrants isn't keeping Hispanic parents from sending their children to sc...

Even With College Degrees, Undocumented Face Low-Skill Jobs: Report

| Erica Perez | Posted 09.26.2011

This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Erica Perez In the same week that California opened up some financial aid for illegal ...

Illegal Immigrant Students: What Is The Teacher's Role?

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 09.05.2011

WASHINGTON — When an award-winning journalist recently revealed he's an illegal immigrant, two of the key players in his tale turned out to be e...

A Q&A With Deported Student Saad Nabeel: ICE Abuses, Strip Searching, and Cell Confinement

Saad Nabeel | Posted 05.25.2011

Saad Nabeel

One second I was a student studying electrical engineering, and the next I was handcuffed and strip searched, and thrown in a cell.